Page 9: Historical Events In 1976

Jun 09   In the year 1976 james A Farley, US Postmaster General (1932-38), dies at 88   

Jun 10   67,000 fans attends Wings concert at Seattle's Kingdome on this day in history.   

Jun 10   Adolph Zukor, Hungarian/US fur trader/movie producer, dies at 103 in the year 1976.   

Jun 12   The Navy phased out the last C-117 (Douglas DC-3), perhaps the most famous transport plane of all time. The last C-117 was flown from Pensacola to Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, the boneyard for obsolete military aircraft in the year 1976.   

Jun 13   Don Bolles, US journalist (against Arizona), dies in the year 1976.   

Jun 14   In the year 1976 "Gong Show" premieres on TV (syndication)   

Jun 16   In the year 1976 francis E Meloy Jr, US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped & killed   

Jun 16   Student uprisings begin in Soweto, South Africa in the year 1976.   

Jun 19   In the year 1976 uS Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth   

Jun 23   CCN Tower in Toronto, tallest free-standing structure (555 m) opens in the year 1976.   

Jun 25   Johnny Mercer, US songwriter (That old Black Magic), dies at 66 in the year 1976.   

Jun 28   Stanley Baker, actor (Accident, Guns of Navarone), dies at 49 in the year 1976.   

Jun 29   Leonora Summers, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 29   Seychelles gains independence from Britain on this day in history.   

Jun 30   A Naval Aviator tradition came to an end when brown shoes were stricken from the officers' and chiefs' uniforms. The tradition initially distinguished the Brown Shoe Navy of the aviators from the black shoes of the surface officers on this day in history.   

Jul 01   On this day in history kenneth Gibson, is first black president of US Conference of Mayors   

Jul 02   In the year 1976 formal reunification of North & South Vietnam   

Jul 02   In the year 1976 frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73   

Jul 02   In the year 1976 supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual   

Jul 03   In the year 1976 103 hostages were rescued by an Israeli commando unit in a raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda. 106 hostages had been taken from a hijacked Air France airliner on its way to Paris from Tel Aviv. Seven pro-Palestinian guerrilla hijackers, 20 Ugandan soldiers and 3 hostages were killed in the raid.   

Jul 03   Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58 in the year 1976.   

Jul 03   Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers in the year 1976.   

Jul 06   On this day in history first women enter Naval Academy.   

Jul 06   Soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station in the year 1976.   

Jul 07   On this day in history gustav Heinemann, German president, dies at 76   

Jul 07   In the year 1976 viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars   

Jul 09   Uganda asks UN to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe in the year 1976.   

Jul 11   In the Panama-Colombia Border Region, The foreshock, a magnitude 6.7, was followed by a major earthquake of magnitude 7.0 four hours later. Several injured and10 houses and 1 bridge were destroyed in the area in the year 1976.   

Jul 12   In the year 1976 ted Mack TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72   

Jul 12   In the year 1976 ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72   

Jul 13   Courtmartial begins in USSR for Valeri Sablin on this day in history.   

Jul 13   Max Butting, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Jul 14   On this day in history jimmy Carter wins Democratic pres nomination in NY   

Jul 15   36-hr kidnap of 26 schoolchildren & their bus driver in Calif in the year 1976.   

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Jan 02   Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1976 birth of vincent Polvliet, soccer player (FC Utrecht)   

Jan 18   Damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006 was born in the year 1976.   

Feb 29   Bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96) was born in the year 1976.   

Feb 29   In the year 1976 birth of ja Rule, American rapper and actor   

Feb 29   In the year 1976 birth of emma Barton, English actress   

Feb 29   Terrence Long, American baseball player was born in the year 1976.   

Jan 03   Mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1976 jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84   

Jan 05   In the year 1976 georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84   

Jan 08   On this day in history chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78   

Jan 10   On this day in history chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65   

Jan 11   In the year 1976 mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies   

Jan 12   Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53